Who Said Ten Grand Is So Grand
WHO SAID TEN GRAND IS SO GRAND?
There are just some things that should be decided by fate
And the others are conceived in my mind like a flash
Don’t shoot bad dope, don’t go into bad neighborhoods too late
And never owe the biggest dope dealer in town ten grand
Sometimes I feel as if I should move on to someplace new
Somewhere when the cock is your alarm clock and that’s fine
Sometimes I feel as if I’d like a new name, perhaps Lou
Whatever place or name I choose it will become all mine
Sometimes I wake up feeling as if someone is staring
a pair of eyes aimed accurately in my direction
But my eyes are only half opened because the sun was glaring
So I check out my house, section by section
Simply because no one’s following me doesn’t mean I’m not paranoid
It just means there’s no one constantly on my tail
Besides I know the ones to avoid and those who get me annoyed
Since I have no one who knows where I am and I don’t get calls nor mail
Sometimes I feel as if I should pack my bags and go
Just take my hat off the rack and tote my ragged bag
I just get this feeling that I’m a target somewhere I don’t know
And when my dog gets nervous as well I see his tail wildly wag
Some suns tell me when the moon comes I should be in an alternate place
So I find my lover and relocate to another languid land
But stagnation will kill me or hurt her to get to me and mess up my face
Because that’s the price you pay for owing the biggest dope dealer ten grand
© 2011.….Phreepoetree
Copyright © Jeffry Cohan | Year Posted 2011
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